FIAT - Official website | Fiat.com Find the right Fiat for you How many seats do you need? What matters most to you? What do you use your car for? Gear Italian Cars: The Top 6 Italian Car Manufacturers [ ? ]Subscribe To This Site Italian Cars Italian cars, in particular sports cars and luxury cars, enjoy a reputation worldwide for design and speed. The Italian automobile industry had its beginnings in 1884 when Enrico Bernardi built a tricycle car that ran on petrol fuel. In 1896 the first actual Italian car was produced. Three years later, Giovanni Agnelli and his partners founded Fiat and produced their first model. Italy is now one of the top five automobile manufacturers in the world, and Fiat dominates the industry with over 90% of overall production. The history of Italian car manufacturing reads somewhat like a soap opera, with tales of mergers and acquisitions threatening to deflect attention from the designers. Yet despite the rocky financial backdrop, the industry still consistently delivers a range of beautiful and powerful cars. Here are the current top six Italian car manufacturers in alphabetical order: 1. Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Automobiles was founded on June 24, 1910 in Milan.

Initially named ALFA, the company was an offshoot of Società Anonima Italiana Darracq (SAID), founded in 1906 by Frenchman Alexandre Darracq and some Italian investors. ALFA produced its first car, the 24 HP, in 1910, and a year later entered two cars in the Targa Florio motor racing event. This began a long association with motor racing. In 1915, Nicola Romeo took over as director, and the company halted car production to manufacture military hardware. In 1920, the company name was changed to Alfa Romeo. Mussolini commandeered the company in 1941 to build vehicles for the wealthy, and after the end of the war, Alfa Romeo reorganized and began mass-producing small cars. In 1954, they developed the Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine, which they manufactured for the next forty years. Since its inception, the cpmpany has built a reputation for producing fine quality, expensive sports cars. Alfa Romeo has successfully competed in many different types of motor racing, including Formula One, Grand Prix motor racing, sports car and touring car racing, and rallies.

The company produced its first racing car in 1913, and won the inaugural Grand Prix world championship in 1925. When the Alfa Romeo racing team was privatised, team leader Enzo Ferrari named it Scuderia Ferrari. During the 1960s and 1970s Alfa Romeo produced a number of sports cars, but the brand was sold to the Fiat Group in 1986. Models currently in production include the MiTo, Giulietta, 159, GT, Brera, Spider, and 8C Spider. 2. Ferrari Ferrari was founded in 1929 by Enzo Ferrari under the name Scuderia Ferrari. Initially it was the racing team for Alfa Romeo, until financial constraints forced Alfa to withdraw their cars in 1933. Ferrari manufactured racing cars and sponsored drivers before expanding into the road vehicles market in 1947. This move was primarily to fund its racing ventures, especially in Formula One where it was highly successful. The first Ferrari race car was entered in the 1940 Mille Miglia race.

Ferrari is the only team to have competed in the Formula One World Championship continuously since it was founded in 1950. In 1973, Ferrari retired from sports car racing to concentrate exclusively on Formula One. With Michael Schumacher on the team, Ferrari dominated Formula One racing from 2000 through 2004. Scuderia Ferrari holds nearly every Formula One record. According to Wikipedia, Ferrari's records include 15 World Drivers Championship titles, 16 World Constructors Championship titles, 209 Grand Prix victories, 4925.27 points, 622 podium finishes, 203 pole positions, and 218 fastest laps in 776 Grands Prix contested. Ferrari entered the road car market in 1947. Two years later, it entered the grand touring market, which still accounts for the majority of Ferrari sales. In 1962 it entered the super car market, and later produced one-off models for wealthy clients. Ferrari licenses many products under its brand, including clothing, eyewear, perfume and cologne, watches, bicycles and electronics.

The Ferrari museum, Galleria Ferrari, features a variety of displays that document the company's achievements. Enzo Ferrari died in 1988, causing the value of both used and new model Ferraris to rise. In 1969 Fiat purchased a 50% stake in Ferrari, as well as Alfa Romeo. 3. Fiat Fiat (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino) was founded in 1899 by a group of investors which included Giovanni Agnelli. The company grew quickly, and, 25 years later, dominated the Italian car market. Fiat produces a range of cars including small road cars, sports cars, vans and trucks. Fiat has won the European Car of the Year award twelve times. Fiat also has a significant presence overseas. Since the 1950s, the company has worked to establish motor industries in a number of countries. Fiat-based cars are constructed in Bulgaria, Poland, Russia, Spain, Serbia, Turkey, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Korea. Fiat has a history of buying up its competitors in the Italian car industry.

In 1967, it purchased Autobianchi, and, two years later, purchased controlling interests in Ferrari and Lancia. In 1986, Fiat acquired Alfa Romeo, and in 1993, Maserati. Consequently, Fiat is now the largest Italian car manufacturer, and the world's sixth largest. In 1979, the company spun off its various businesses into separate entities and became a holding company. Fiat is now a conglomerate, owning businesses in a wide variety of industries. Currently, it is Italy's largest industrial organization. 4. Lamborghini Automobili Lamborghini was founded in 1963 by manufacturing magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini. A former mechanic during World War II, Lamborghini built a tractor business using leftover military hardware. By 1955, his tractor company was one of Italy's largest farming equipment manufacturers. Finding himself in a position to indulge his passion for luxury cars, Lamborghini began buying Alfa Romeos, Lancias, Maseratis, and Ferarris.

He decided to build the perfect grand touring car, and after several years of working with top designers, the Lamborghini 350GTV was unveiled at the 1963 Turin Motor Show. Lamborghini was now a player in the automobile manufacturing industry, and over the years the company gained acclaim for their high-performance, stylish models, including the 350GT, 400GT, Miura, Espada, Islero, Jarama, Urraco, and the Countach. But after a decade of impressive growth, the 1973 oil crisis had a devastating effect on sales. In 1972, Lamborghini had sold his ailing tractor business to a rival company and offloaded 51% of Automobili Lamborghini, although he continued working at the factory. Then in 1974, he sold his remaining shares and walked away from the company he founded. Bankruptcy in 1978 was followed by three changes in ownership – the Swiss Mimram Brothers (1984-87), the Chrysler Corporation (1987-1994), and Indonesian company MegaTech (1994-1998).

Lamborghini continued to falter until it was acquired in 1998 by a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. Despite foreign ownership, Lamborghini continued to employ Italian designers, launching the Silhouette, Jalpa, LM002, Diablo, Murciélago, Gallardo and Reventón. The Lamborghini factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese still produces small runs of its four latest models. 5. Lancia Lancia Automobiles was founded in 1906 by racing drivers Vincenzo Lancia and Claudio Fogolin. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also performing well at motor rallies. Upon Vincenzo's death in 1937, his wife and son took charge of the company. Lancia became famous for its many innovations in the automobile industry.

These include: the first complete electrical system as standard equipment (in 1913) the first car body that supported structural load by using the car's exterior, rather than an internal frame or truss (in 1922) the first independent front suspension (in 1922) the first 5 speed gearbox fitted to a road car (in 1948) the first full-production V6 engine the first V4 engine the first rear trans-axles Lancia always enjoyed a reputation as a high-end luxury car, but because of their stringent manufacturing standards, production was ultimately not cost-effective. In 1969 Fiat purchased the company, but elected to preserve the Lancia brand. 6. Maserati Maserati was founded in 1914, in Bologna by the Maserati brothers, Alfieri, Bindo, Carlo, Ettore, and Ernesto. Three of the brothers had built Grand Prix cars for Diatto, and in 1926, they created the first Maserati. One of their early models, driven by Alfieri Maserati, won the 1926 Targa Florio.

In 1937, the brothers sold their shares to Adolfo Orsi, although they continued working for the company as engineers. Ten years later, they finally left the company and founded a rival company, OSCA. After 1957, Maserati began focusing on building road cars. Like several other Italian car manufacturers, Maserati has a long history of takeovers and reinvention. In 1968, the French car manufacturer, Citroën, purchased the company. After Citroën went bankrupt in 1974, Italian government funds kept the company afloat. In 1975 Argentinean Alessandro de Tomaso took over the company. Later, Chrysler purchased part of Maserati, and, in 1993, it was sold to Fiat. Fiat later relinquished control to Ferrari, also a Fiat-owned company, and Maserati cars regained the popularity they had lost in the intervening years. In 2005 Fiat Auto regained control of Maserati and merged it with Alfa Romeo. Maserati cars performed well at motor racing events in the 1940s and 50s.

Maserati won the Indianapolis 500 twice, in 1939 and 1940, the only Italian car manufacturer to achieve this distinction. Racing victories in the 1950s included the world championship in 1957. If you want to learn more about the Italian car industry, Wikipedia offers a number of articles on each of the Italian car manufacturers, as well as the industry in general. To read one of our readers' list of top 5 Italian cars, complete with videos, please click on Italian Cars - Jay's Top Five . Motorhome, RV and Campervan Photos - Manufacturers Motorhome, RV and Campervan Photos News Ace Motorhomes Ace were part of the Swift Group, but as of 2008 Ace Motorhomes are no longer manufactured. Adria Mobil Adria Mobil is a Slovenian company with a 40 year history of manufacturing caravans, mortorhomes and... Arca An Italian manufacturer of campervans and motorhomes, with a base near Rome. Current models inclu... Autocruise Founded in 1988, Autocruise is a South Yorkshire based manufacturer producing a range of high qualit...

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Meanwhile, you should expect to pay comfortably in excess of £5,000 for an older model, especially one that has been professionally restored. The best Italian cars ever made - Lancia Delta Integrale The original Lancia Delta that arrived on our shores in the early 1980s was a relatively mild mannered five-door hatchback. However, the Integrale version was an absolute beast with four-wheel drive and a turbo charged engine. More at home on the rally circuit than on the weekly shop, the Integrale was a tough, bulging powerhouse of a car and is now widely tipped to be a future classic. If you can find one in great condition then it’s definitely worth considering. The best Italian cars ever made - Ferrari F40 There’s no shortage of fantastic Ferraris but the F40 is simply phenomenal. Described by Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson as "the best supercar of them all", the F40 arrived in the late 1980s and held the record for being the fastest production car after hitting 201.4mph.

It was minimalistic in the extreme with everything being stripped to the bone in order to save weight, but its performance was outstanding and it looked the part. It was also surprisingly popular with around 1,300 sold – a vast number for any Ferrari. The worst Italian cars ever made - Maserati Biturbo On paper the Maserati Biturbo should have been a winner. It came with most things offered by the BMW 325 – the car it was designed to take on – with the bonus of a luxury interior. But it just wasn’t up to scratch, says Giles Chapman, author of The Worst Cars Ever Sold. “It was designed and developed on a bit of a shoestring so the build quality was poor,” he says. “Although it initially enjoyed massive sales in America, the truth came out a couple of years later that it was badly built and sales fell off a cliff.” The worst Italian cars ever made - Fiat 124 If you could guarantee it would never rain again then the Fiat 124 would be perfect.

A mid-sized family car that was produced from 1966 to 1974, it was quite nippy and was awarded the 1967 European Car of the Year. The problems, however, came when it clouded over. "The metal was very thin and it had virtually no rust proofing," recalls Chapman. "When Lada built a version of the 124 it was virtually identical, apart from the fact the bodywork was twice as thick and the underneath was beefed up to withstand the Russian winters." The worst Italian cars ever made - Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 This could have been so good. When Alfa developed a muscular 2.5 V6 engine they made the bizarre decision to marry it with the Alfa 6 – a hybrid vehicle that combined the middle part of an Alfetta with a longer nose and boot. The result was disastrous. "You can’t fool customers," says Chapman. "When you get an elderly centre section, an ugly front and back, and a brand new engine, people will see through it.

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 with Amazon Alfa Romeo classic sportscars since 1910 Models currently listed include : 33, 75, 155, 156, 164, 166, 145, 146, 147, GT Coupï¿½, Brera, 159, 8C Competizione, Mi.To, SZ, RZ, Alfasud, Alfetta, Spider, GTV, Alfa 6, Giulietta, Giulia, Arna, 90, Berlina, 1750 & 2000 GTV, 1900, 2000, 2600, 6C cars, 8C cars, Montreal, 33 Stradale, Giulia TZ & Junior Zagato Plus various concept cars, prototypes and one-offs Lancia Including the Delta HPE, the luxury mini-MPV luxury with style since 1906 Models currently listed include : Delta, HF4WD & integrale, Prisma, Y10, Beta (including Montecarlo & Trevi), Dedra, new Delta, Kappa,

 Zeta, Ypsilon, New Ypsilon, 037, Delta S4, Thema, Lybra, Gamma, ECV1 & 2, Fulvia, Flavia, Flaminia, Lambda, Dilambda, Astura, Artena, Augusta, Aurelia, Appia, Aprilia, Stratos, Thesis, Phedra, Musa Plus various concept cars, prototypes and one-offs Fiat Including the New Bravo & New 500 driven by passion since 1899 Models currently listed include : 126, 127, 128, 131, 132 / Argenta, Bravo / Brava, Croma, Panda, Seicento, Ritmo / Strada, Tempra, Tipo, Uno, X1/9, Punto, Marea, Coupï¿½, Regata, Cinquecento, New Punto, Grande Punto, New Bravo, New 500, Qubo, Linea, Ulysse, New Ulysse, Barchetta, Multipla, Palio, 124, 130, 125, 850, 50

0, 600, 1300/1500, 1100, 1200, 1400, 1900, 1800/2100, 2300, Campagnola, Sedici, Doblï¿½, Dino, 8V, Turbina, 500/Topolino, 508/Balilla/1100, Stilo, New Panda, New Croma & Idea And the 501,502,503,505,507,508,509,510,512,514,515,518,519,520,521,522,524,525 and 527 And the NSU-Fiat Jagst, Weinberg, Neckar and 1500TS.

Plus various concept cars, prototypes and one-offs Ferrari road legal race cars for over 50 years Models currently listed include : 125, 166, 195, 212, 250, 250GTO, 275, 365, Daytona, 308, 208, 328, 348, 355, 360 Modena & Spider, F430, 458 Italia, Dino 206 & 246, 400 Superamerica, 500 Superfast, 330, Mondial, 400 & 412, 456, 550 & 575M Maranello, 599 GTB Fiorano, 288GTO, F40, F50, Enzo, Berlinetta Boxers, Testarossa, 512TR, 612 Scaglietti, California Plus various concept cars, prototypes and one-offs Maserati the Trident Models currently listed include : A6, 3500

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Shamal, Ghibli etc), 3200GT, MC12, Coupï¿½ & Spyder, GranTurismo Other Marques Car History 4U - History of Italian Motor Car / Automobile Manufacturers History of Italian Motor Car / Automobile Manufacturers 8.10 Italy 8.10.1. Alfa Romeo The company started out in 1906 in partnership with Alexandre Darracq’s French car firm and produced Darracq cars. By 1910 the parnership had ceased and the company was renamed ALFA (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili). The first cars were the 24 HP (1910-20), 12 HP (1910-11), 15 HP (1911-20) and the 40-60 HP (1913-20). At the end of World War 1 in 1918 Nicola Romeo was in full control of ALFA. In 1920 the company was renamed “Alfa Romeo”. The first car to carry the name was the Torpedo 20-30 HP.

During the 1930s the company built expensive luxury cars and very successful racing cars, including the 8C 2900 Mille Miglia. Production of the 2,443 cc 6C2500 model was started in 1939, with only just over 1,500 made up to 1952. Between 1950 and 1990 the company produced about 28 different models, including the 1,570 cc Giulia from 1962 to 1978 and the top selling front-wheel drive Alfasud, with more than 1 million made between 1972 and 1987. Models produced since the late 1990s include the 147, 159 166, Brera and Spider. 8.10.2. Bugatti See Part 2, Section 8.5.1 (France) . 8.10.3. Ferrari Enzo Ferrari founded “Scuderia Ferrari” in 1929 to sponsor and manage racing drivers.

At one stage he managed over forty drivers, most racing in Alfa Romeo cars. Note: “Scuderia Ferrari” translates as “Ferrari Stable”. In 1938 Alfa Romeo appointed Enzo Ferrari as manager of Alfa Corse, their factory racing division. The following year, in 1939, he left Alfa Romeo but he was not allowed to use his Ferrari name on cars for four years. In 1939 he formed Auto Avio Costruzioni (AAC) Ferrari. The first car designed and buit by Enzo Ferrari was the AAC Tipo 815 but, because of the agreement with Alfa Romeo, the car could not be called a Ferrari. Two of the eight cylinder, 1.5 litre cars were produced and raced in 1940. In 1946 the “Ferrari S.p.A” company was formed. The first car to bear the Ferrari name was the 125S racing car. Two were built in 1947. The first “street legal” car to bear the Ferrari name was the 166 Inter model that was produced from 1949 to 1951.

Thirty-seven of these 2 litre, front engined, GT sports cars were made. The 166 model was replaced in 1950 by the 2,341 cc 195 Inter. Scuderia Ferrari first started Formula One racing in 1950 (Formula One's first year) and won its first race at the 1951 British Grand Prix. Between 1950 and 2005 Ferrari won the Drivers and the Constructors Championship titles fourteen times, plus 179 Grand Prix victories. Between 1949 and 1973 Ferrari produced about 18 different 2-seat GT models, including the 4.4 litre GTB/4 (the Daytona) from 1968 to 1973. The 250 GTE produced from 1960 to 1963 was the first four-seat car that Ferrari made in volume. The two rear seats were, however, considered more ideal for children. Nine hundred and fifty were made. In 1969 Fiat acquired “Ferrari S.p.A”.

The 2.4 litre Dino 246 GT & GTS were mid-engine models and were produced from 1969 to 1973 and nearly 3,800 were made. The 246 model had a top speed of 146 mph (232 kph). It was also the first Ferrari model produced in high numbers. The 2+2 Dino 308 GT4, which was first produced in 1974, was the company’s first V-8 production car with 2,826 being made. It was replaced in 1980 by the 2+2 Mondial. During the 12 years it was produced more than 6,800 were made. The 3.4 litre 348 model was a mid-engined 2-seat sports car that was produced from 1989 to 1995. It was equipped with dual-computer, double-redundant anti-lock braking systems.

The 360 Modena, a two-door coupe, the 360 Spider (a two-door convertible) and the Challenge Stradale were produced from 1999 to 2004. Models available in 2007 include the F430, 599 GTB Fidrano and the 612 Scaguetti. 8.10.4. Fiat The Fiat Company was founded in 1899 and by 1910 it was the largest car company in Italy. Between 1899 and the start of World War 2 in 1939 the company produced about 45 different models, mostly cars. The first car produced after the end of World War 2 was the Fiat 500 'Topolino' in 1946, a car that had been designed in 1936 and first produced in 1937. The car remained in production until 1955. The Fiat 600 was produced from 1955 to 1969, with over 2.5 million being made.

The Nuova 500 was another popular car first produced in the 1950s, with over 3.4 million made between 1957 and 1975. Between 1946 and 1990 Fiat produced nearly 130 new vehicles. In 1966 Fiat started production of the 124 model, producing nearly 2 million by the time production ceased in 1974. The 125 model was introduced in 1967 and by 1972 just over 3.6 million had been made. Fiat cars have been produced in various countries, some in joint venture production, in Argentina, Brazil, China, Egypt, France, India, Poland, South Africa and Turkey, New models produced since 2000 include the Doblo, Stilo, Idea, Punto, Croma, Sedici and Linea. Second generation Ulysee, Panda and Bravo models have also been produced.

The Fiat pages @ C a r s f r o m I t a l y This is the FIAT drivers/owners homepage which gives technical information about the brakes, suspension, turbo, induction, engine / motor, handling, exhaust, electrics and other performance tuning modifications. Information is provided about FIAT, Abarth and numerous other Italian cars. The history, development, and other such bits as well as maintenance details, hints and tips, repair and modification details. ! Also information on Croma, Fiat 128, 126, X1/9 124,125,126,127,130,132, Argenta, Tipo, Tempra and Punto as well as Seicento, Panda, Cinquecento, Fiat Bravo,Brava, Multipla and Strada / Ritmo and the Uno,Palio,Siena. There are also specifications and performance data taken from road tests, information from manuals, repair data, parts information etc.

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